Indian Army chief warns of two-front war with China and Pakistan

NEW DELHI: Referring to China and Pakistan as India’s northern and western adversaries, Indian Chief of Army Staff Gen Bipin Rawat on Wednesday stated that India must be ready for two-front war. He disregarded the parable that democracies or nuclear armed neighbours don’t move to war, Hindustan Times reported.

He additional stated that China had began flexing muscular tissues and Pakistan would possibly take merit of the location creating alongside the northern border. He referred to China and Pakistan as India’s northern and western adversaries, and stated the rustic must be ready for a two-front war.

Addressing a seminar in New Delhi, Rawat additionally claimed that variations between India and Pakistan may just now not be reconciled. The Indian Army chief spoke in short about his nation’s army technique in case of long run engagement of Indian troops with China.

Rawat alleged that China is steadily taking on territory and checking out India’s threshold, a bit of over every week after the nations ended one of their worst army face offs.

The Indian Army chief shared his worries more than every week after India and China ended a 73-day border face-off in Doklam plateau close to Sikkim. Adding that the recurrence of scenarios over the Doklam Plateau may just now not be dominated out.

The Indian Army chief stated if Indian troops have been engaged with China at the northern border of the rustic, there used to be an opportunity Pakistan would attempt to take merit of the location.